Alternative fuels for internal combustion engines

C Bae, J Kim - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2017 - Elsevier
This review paper covers potential alternative fuels for automotive engine application for
both spark ignition (SI) and compression ignition (CI) engines. It also includes applications …

Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion: Mixture preparation and control strategies in diesel engines

H Bendu, S Murugan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
At present achieving fuel economy and reducing emissions are the two main targets set by
the automotive industries. Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) technology is …

Effect of exhaust gas recirculation on advanced diesel combustion and alternate fuels-A review

J Thangaraja, C Kannan - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Ever since the establishment of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in 1968 and
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1970, significant strides have been made in …

Internal combustion engines: Progress and prospects

A Alagumalai - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Indeed, the engine industries have seen a tremendous growth in the research and
development of new-age technologies over the past ten years or so. Even though a huge …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of injection pressure on a dual-fuel engine using acetylene gas and microalgae blends of Chlorella protothecoides

M Sonachalam, R Jayaprakash, V Manieniyan… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
The amount of fossil fuel usage in compression ignition (CI) engines is greatly reduced
when biodiesel is used. The primary disadvantage of using biodiesel is that, due to its high …

Experimental study on an SI engine fueled by gasoline, ethanol and acetylene at partial loads

Mİ İlhak, R Doğan, SO Akansu, N Kahraman - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Oil is one of the main energy sources used in internal combustion engines. The high level of
environmental pollution, continuous limitation of emission rates, increasing environmental …

Effect of compression ratio on combustion and emission characteristics of CI Engine operated with acetylene in conjunction with diesel fuel

KD Choudhary, A Nayyar, MS Dasgupta - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
Predicted scarcity of conventional fuels and their increasing cost have given rise to interest
in alternative fuels like biofuels, ethyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, hydrogen, producer gas …

Bio-diesel in homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion

P Kumar, A Rehman - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
The continuously growing energy demands and the fast depleting fossil fuels reserves has
led the research towards seeking alternative fuels and combustion concepts to combat the …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental and energy impacts of lychee seed biodiesel blends with acetylene fumigation in a dual-fuel diesel engine

R Jayabal - Results in Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
This study investigates dual-fuel diesel engine performance and emission characteristics by
utilizing lychee seed biodiesel (LSB) with acetylene gas fumigation into the intake manifold …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of performance, combustion and emission characteristics of acetylene aspirated diesel engine with oxygenated fuels: An Experimental approach

G Singh, S Sharma, J Singh, S Kumar, Y Singh… - Energy Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Owing to enormous increase in the automobile population, traditional petroleum fuels for
internal combustion engines will be usable only for a few years. Moreover, by releasing toxic …